1. Professor Hack Ezell, Chair of the Faculty Council, called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM.

2. Members attending: Professors Barrett, Hilleke substituting for Berlingheri, Brannan, Durgun, Epple, Ezell, Greenawalt, Hoyle, Hutchisson, Lipovsky, Rushing, Thompson, Toubiana, Gordon substituting for White

Members absent: Professors Alford, Brown, Carter, Feurtado, Gay, Koob, Wallace, Watson, Williams

3. Approval of minutes. For the 18 March 1999 minutes, the sentence beginning on Line 5 of Page 2 was amended to say that all but the top three candidates were notified that they had not been selected and that two of the top three candidates withdrew their names before faculty were involved in the selection process. The minutes were approved as amended.

4. Election of members of the Committee on Committees. Two faculty members from each cluster were elected to serve on the Committee of Committees. Professors Greenawalt and Ezell were nominated to serve as representatives of Cluster A. They were elected by acclamation. Professors Nath, Bruce, and Toubiana were nominated to serve as representatives of Cluster B. Professors Nath and Toubiana were elected by secret ballot. Professors Hilleke and Durgun were nominated to serve as members of Cluster C. They were elected by acclamation.

5. Election of Chair-Elect. Professor Thompson was nominated and elected as Chair-Elect of The Citadel Faculty Council.

6. Election of Secretary. Professor Hoyle was nominated and elected as Secretary of The Citadel Faculty Council.

7. Resolution #1: missing class because of guard duty. Professor Greenawalt moved, seconded by Professor Hoyle, that cadets no longer be permitted to miss classes in order to be on guard duty and that the administration be tasked with ensuring that the scheduling of guard duty does not necessitate any cadet's absence from regularly scheduled academic classes. Professor Greenawalt provided a detailed proposed resolution for consideration that discussed guiding assumptions in the Strategic Plan as a basis for the resolution. The necessity of guard duty and its role in promoting leadership at a military school were among the reasons given for opposing the resolution. The resolution did not pass (Yes = 2, No = 10, Abstain = 1)

8. Scheduling system for guard duty. Professor Greenawalt moved, seconded by Professor Toubiana, that the scheduling system for guard duty be modified to minimize the number of classes missed by students and to equalize the number of guard duty days for each cadet. The motion was unanimously approved.

9. Resolution #2: faculty uniform. Professor Greenawalt moved, seconded by Professor Hoyle, that civilian members of The Citadel's faculty not wear the current military uniform. Two alternatives to the current military uniform were suggested: (a) a uniform unique to The Citadel and (b) a dress code specifying conservative dress. Comments offered in support of the resolution included the negative view held by active duty military personnel to the wearing of the military uniform by non-military personnel, the hindrance to faculty recruitment by the requirement to wear a uniform, and the results of the 1996-97 opinion survey (in which a majority of faculty, students, and ROTC faculty opposed civilian faculty wearing the military uniform). General Grinalds's opposition to eliminating wearing of the uniform by faculty, the contribution the uniform makes to the uniqueness of The Citadel, and the cost of changing to an alternative uniform were among the reasons given by those opposing the resolution. The motion did not pass (Yes = 5, No = 7, Abstain = 1).

10. Core curriculum oversight committee. Professor Ezell presented a draft recommendation of the Committee on Committees to establish a Core Curriculum Oversight Committee. There was some discussion as to whether this should remain the responsibility of the Curriculum Committee. However, in view of the responsibilities of the Curriculum Committee it was decided that it would be better to form a separate committee to oversee the core curriculum. Professor Lipovsky moved, seconded by Professor Greenawalt, to adopt the recommendation subject to the following changes: (a) one person from a non-core area should be added, resulting in a total of three persons from non-core areas and (b) all terms should be two years. The motion passed (Yes = 11, No = 2).

11. Announcements. (a) Professor Ezell, Chair of Faculty Council, has in hand the debriefing of the VPAA Search Committee. The Chair was instructed to check with Debbie Causey and ask her to scan the VPAA Search Committee debriefing and send it to members of Faculty Council. (b) There will be a mandatory general meeting on April 27, 1999 at 10:30 AM in Duckett Auditorium. Agenda items should be forwarded to Mrs Kaufman or Mrs. Brown by April 21. A buffet lunch will be provided following the meeting (c) Professor Ezell will contact all departments that need to appoint a new member to Faculty Council.

12. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM.